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Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning Quiz Questions - Silicates
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Crystals of which of these gemstones can weigh up to 100kg ?

 

Topaz
Garnet
Sodalite
Tourmaline

 Which silicate is typically green but can be white, grey or mauve & is used as a semi precious stone

 

Beryl
Olivine
Jadeite
Tourmaline
An emerald is a green type of which silicate ?

 

Beryl
Olivine
Jadeite
Tourmaline

 Peridot is a pale green transparent variety of which silicate, used as a gemstone ?

 

Topaz
Olivine
Sodalite
Tourmaline
Which mineral is yellow pink or colourless and used as a gemstone ?

 

Topaz
Garnet
Sodalite
Tourmaline

 Which silcate can be red, yellow or green and is used as an abrasive or a gemstone ?

 

Olivine
Garnet
Jadeite
Tourmaline
Which silicate mineral is the least hard of all minerals being 1 on the Mohs Scale ?

 

Kaolite
Talc
Sodalite
Datolite

 Aquamarine, used as a gemstone, is a variety of which silicate mineral ?

 

Beryl
Olivine
Jadeite
Tourmaline
A reddish brown, grey, green, blue or colourless silicate used as a gemstone or refractory is

 

Olivine
Jadeite
Zircon
Topaz

 Which silicate of boron & aluminium of variable colour is used in jewellry & optical equipment ?

 

Beryl
Olivine
Jadeite
Tourmaline


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